ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone87.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.3 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 2.9%▼ 1.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.6% → 87.7%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.0% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 7,049 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,035± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,049± 700 MOE
Workers with travel time6,843± 700 MOE
Estimated home workers206± 111 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.